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Can anyone clear up a dispute?

Hi there,

Just received a piece of work back, that makes up part of my degree, and I've lost marks for a couple of things which I'm not sure is fair! Not an English student so my knowledge isn't great and I can't do anything about the mark now, but it is niggling me and just want to know for myself! wrote:

"The setting visited placed a prominence on the use of it's outdoor area."
-I was told the apostrophe was wrong?

"Although not witnessed occurring..."
-I was told I should have used seen and not witnessed, is this a matter of personal taste, or was witnessed the wrong word and why?